Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 18,821, which is 82.11 % of all undergraduate students. 6,246 students which is 27.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,274.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 88.44% of students received grants or scholarships and 19% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at California State University-Los Angeles since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 18,821, which is 82.11 % of all undergraduate students. 6,246 students which is 27.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,274.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-1414,157 (72%)$9,19412,988 (66%)$4,4447,062 (36%)$5,904
2014-1516,838 (81%)$8,50514,007 (68%)$4,5226,626 (32%)$5,844
2015-1619,000 (81%)$8,42015,942 (68%)$4,5677,653 (33%)$5,950
2016-1719,898 (83%)$8,70316,126 (67%)$4,6447,859 (33%)$6,127
2017-1820,625 (83%)$9,27617,053 (69%)$4,8757,265 (29%)$6,451
2018-1920,234 (84%)$9,80516,481 (68%)$4,9946,203 (26%)$6,339
2019-2019,504 (86%)$10,15915,473 (68%)$5,0765,076 (22%)$6,353
2020-2119,072 (84%)$10,02315,106 (66%)$5,0524,035 (18%)$6,643
2021-2220,060 (85%)$10,09615,592 (66%)$5,0194,433 (19%)$6,853
Average18,821 (82.11%)$9,35315,419 (67.33%)$4,7996,246 (27.56%)$6,274
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

For the last 10 years, on average, 3,105 (88.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $10,520. It can cover 56.26% of tuition & fees ($18,698) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 662 (18.89 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $4,241).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-142,243 (77%)$10,825693 (24%)$3,626
2014-152,649 (84%)$10,366673 (21%)$3,747
2015-163,139 (85%)$9,276922 (25%)$3,798
2016-173,234 (88%)$9,553891 (24%)$3,945
2017-183,156 (93%)$10,252693 (20%)$4,282
2018-193,495 (93%)$11,279544 (14%)$4,356
2019-203,024 (94%)$11,315444 (14%)$4,598
2020-213,477 (91%)$10,909430 (11%)$4,592
2021-223,527 (91%)$10,907672 (17%)$5,227
Average3,105 (88.44%)$10,520662 (18.89%)$4,241
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 2,592 (74.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,155.

In addition, 2,617 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (74.33 % of students).

Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-142,120 (73%)$4,861198 (7%)$1,1601,644 (57%)$2,3031,848 (64%)$5,389
2014-152,285 (73%)$4,935225 (7%)$1,2032,097 (67%)$2,1992,132 (68%)$5,300
2015-162,619 (71%)$4,884547 (15%)$1,1202,236 (61%)$2,2372,071 (56%)$5,172
2016-172,586 (70%)$5,035266 (7%)$1,1282,478 (67%)$2,2682,206 (60%)$5,419
2017-182,624 (77%)$5,23981 (2%)$4462,929 (86%)$2,1992,259 (66%)$5,370
2018-192,885 (77%)$5,356146 (4%)$5393,247 (86%)$2,3212,856 (76%)$5,726
2019-202,514 (78%)$5,457246 (8%)$3702,720 (84%)$2,2542,511 (78%)$5,685
2020-212,849 (74%)$5,332270 (7%)$8853,125 (82%)$2,2962,723 (71%)$5,628
2021-222,842 (73%)$5,295223 (6%)$7763,073 (79%)$2,3312,989 (77%)$5,381
Average2,592 (74.00%)$5,155245 (7.00%)$8472,617 (74.33%)$2,2682,399 (68.44%)$5,452
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 662 (18.89 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $662.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14693 (24%)$3,626690 (24%)$3,46016 (1%)$7,858
2014-15673 (21%)$3,747670 (21%)$3,46726 (1%)$7,636
2015-16922 (25%)$3,798906 (25%)$3,60523 (1%)$10,240
2016-17891 (24%)$3,945879 (24%)$3,69131 (1%)$8,721
2017-18693 (20%)$4,282687 (20%)$4,12218 (1%)$7,516
2018-19544 (14%)$4,356538 (14%)$4,13215 (0%)$9,771
2019-20444 (14%)$4,598439 (14%)$4,37915 (0%)$7,931
2020-21430 (11%)$4,592427 (11%)$4,4588 (0%)$8,862
2021-22672 (17%)$5,227669 (17%)$4,70225 (1%)$14,686
Average662 (18.89%)$4,241656 (18.89%)$4,00220 (1.00%)$9,247

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